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The Secret HistoryThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
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This book is so gripping; I couldn't put it down. Everything else got in the way - particularly work!
Alias GraceAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
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Size may put people off and slow in places, but well worth the effort.
The HistorianThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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Very atmospheric and only book ever to send shivers down my spine. Some may find length of descriptions off-putting, but I found it absorbing.
The God of Small ThingsThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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This book is fantastic. It has stayed with me ever since.
The Poisonwood BibleThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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Very good book.
UnlessUnless by Carol Shields
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Fairly quick, but something about it is very powerful.
The Time Traveler's WifeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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Excellent - but have a tissue handy!
The Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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Very harrowing and intense, but feel it will be a classic. Very emotive,
The House of the SpiritsThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
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Very atmosheric and absorbing.
Stone JunctionStone Junction by Jim Dodge
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Not a book I would ordinarily have gone for, but thought it was excellent.